The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

Last updated: 2026-01-17
Summary
  • Strong character writing and charm throughout
  • Charming murder mystery gameplay experience
  • Beautiful and fitting art style visually
  • Fun and varied minigames break narrative
  • Poor difficulty pacing and spikes occur
  • Technical issues and bugs present
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog header

Categories

Visual NovelPoint-and-click AdventureMinigame CollectionDialogue-based Puzzle SolvingNarrative AdventureCharacter InteractionChoice-based NarrativeHumor-driven Gameplay

Emotions

Frustration15%Enjoyment12%Amusement9%Excitement7%Satisfaction6%
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
Total reviews
24,464
Positive
23,75897.1%
Negative
7062.9%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
1,350,669
Estimated revenue
Not applicable
Game price
F2P
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
572.27%
Estimated copies lost
3,147
Estimated revenue lost
Not applicable
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
572.3%
Avg playtime 0.9h
35514.2%
Avg playtime 1.3h
> 2h playtime
502%
Avg playtime 106.9h
2,04581.6%
Avg playtime 11.8h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day2.5 rev/day
Last 30d6 rev/day
Quarterly146.2 rev/qtr
Days covered1,022.4 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
2,507 total
Organic purchasers00.00%
Voted up: 0%
Key activations2,507100.0%
Voted up: 96%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
2,507 total
First impression0-2h46518.5%
Voted up: 88%
Mid game2-10h1,94577.6%
Voted up: 98%
Late game10-20h622.47%
Voted up: 100%
Endgame20h+351.40%
Voted up: 94%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.64% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
95.1%
Global baseline 95.7%
41 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 24,464 total.